D3 ISO Test Continued

[andy153]

Here are the rest of the examples

[Don Hoey]

Andy,
I did not realise these were posted in two threads. Second image is probably recoverable in NX but up to ISO 6,400 is a good enough test for me anyway.

I feel I'm in the fast lane when I get to ISO400

Don

[andy153]

Hi Don - you did ask on one of my pictures about an ISO test - I am going to repeat these last three on auto aperture as they show signs of overexposure. I'm interested to have a closer look at noise at the high ends so I may post 25% crops to see what's there.

[Don Hoey]

Andy,

Perhaps the high ISO ones should be in low light conditions like church interior or outdoors like your Salford Keys. Not surprised you ran out of shutter speed on these as the ISO200 was 1/500 sec. So with aperture locked you had reached the top 1/8000 sec by ISO 3200.

Don

[sassan]

Sorry if I just got in without knowing what is in question, but if it is about the assessment of D3 in dealing with noise at higher ISO, I agree with Don's suggestion to use this powerful machine in low light situation.

BTW Andy, please excuse my nosey nature (That big nose that needs to be put in everything), I could not stop myself not to make a tone mapping of your images in Photomatrix. Here is the end result:

[andy153]

Hi Sassan - I like it - something else for me to play with!

[Joe]

Hi Andy,
An interesting test. The D3 high ISO performance is getting to become a bit of a legend.
Read an interesting article recently, regarding Allsport/Getty Sports photographer Bob Martin, apparently switching back over to Nikon D3's for this very reason...However, he did state that it wasn't that the New Canon isn't good, it's just that in his view it's not quite there with really high ISO ratings.
I find it difficult to get my head around the mental block of dialling up ISO ratings that would've seen grain like golf balls on film stock not so long ago...and still getting decent results....another reason why digital rocks!!
(although I did take some shots on my F5 with FP4 at the weekend...for old timesake!!!)

[andy153]

Now your talking Joe, FP4 and Pan F - two of my all time favourite films - I've just invested in Nik Software Silver Efex Pro which replicates some of these old classics with digital images - results so far are very good but still playing with the fine tuning before I post some. Mind you the cheapest way would be to dust off my Nikon EL and stick some film in it. I used to love the camera with shutter locked open on a tripod in some church - f32 or smaller and all the people milling around never appeared in the negative - or if it was quiet - being able to go round painting the place with a flash gun set off manually - nostalgia is great!!!

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by andy153

Now your talking Joe, FP4 and Pan F - two of my all time favourite films - I've just invested in Nik Software Silver Efex Pro which replicates some of these old classics with digital images ........... - nostalgia is great!!!

D2X at ISO100 = Tech Pan at ISO12 no extras needed.

Don

[andy153]

Thanks for that Don - forgot it - I tended to stick with Ilford stuff.